Data providers for other objects in .NET Framework

Binding data to form controls allows the user access data from databases as well as data in other structures, such as arrays and collections which support IList interface. The data providers for other objects in .NET Frameworkare listed below:

1. DataColumn object. The users can simple-bind a control (such as a TextBox control's Text property) to a column within a data table.

2. DataTable object. The user can complex-bind a control to the information contained in a data table (such as binding the DataGrid control to a data table) using the default view of the DataTable.

3. DataView object. The users can simple- or complex-bind to the data within a data view. However this provides a fixed snapshot of the data.

4. DataSet object. The users can simple- or complex-bind to the data within a dataset using the default view

5. DataView Manager Object. It functions like DataView, with a difference that this snapshot comes with relationships that exists between the tables as seen in a DataSet.